Bored piers
Once holes are bored and cages placed, ahead of any concrete
Depth and diameter against the engineering, cage position and cover, and bases clear of water or spoil
Learn more about the bored piers inspection →Seven points across a Donnybrook build where the next trade is about to hide the last one. We attend before that happens and measure what is there against the engineering issued for your lot.
The findings here are structural and they are heavy at slab and frame: beams left out, porch posts skew nailed instead of tied down, slab beams obstructed, truss chords cut. None of that is visible once lining goes on.
Once holes are bored and cages placed, ahead of any concrete
Depth and diameter against the engineering, cage position and cover, and bases clear of water or spoil
Learn more about the bored piers inspection →
The day before the pour, with pods, steel and formwork still open
Internal beams continuous and unobstructed, reinforcement laps and extensions at steps, bar chairs, formwork bracing and debris cleared
Learn more about the slab pre-pour inspection →
After frame and trusses are up and the roof is on, before sarking
Beams present and correctly sized, porch post tie-downs, roof bracing extended and bent, truss chords uncut, and the slab to frame relationship
Learn more about the frame inspection →
Once roof, cladding and external doors are on, before plaster arrives
Termite protection intact, anti-ponding boards, anti-capillary breaks, brick overhang and roof covering damage
Learn more about the lock-up (pre-plaster) inspection →
After mouldings, doors and joinery, before the painter
Upper floor window opening restrictions, fascia and gutter damage, brickwork height to the alfresco, skirting alignment and door damage
Learn more about the fixing inspection →
Once the membrane is on and cured, before tiling starts
Membrane coverage through every wet area, hob and recess formation, falls to waste and sealed junctions
Learn more about the waterproofing inspection →
About a week ahead of your practical completion date
Damp proof course visibility, weep hole height, slab cracking, site grading, duct connection and roof covering
Learn more about the pre-handover (PCI) inspection →One finding per stage from Donnybrook reports, in the inspector's own words.
Pre-Handover (PCI) Inspections The inspection before keys change hands, where code items still surface alongside the finishes. 
Pre-Purchase Building Inspections What a Donnybrook home is actually like behind the presentation, reported under AS 4349.1. 
Building and Pest Inspections Building and timber pest together, starting with whether the termite barrier has been bridged. 
Defect Investigation Reports Measuring what failed against what was required, so the argument stops being about opinion. 
Dilapidation Reports A dated photographic record of your property before construction starts alongside it. Expert Witness Reports Prepared to the VCAT expert evidence practice note where a dispute reaches the tribunal. 
Pre-Listing Inspections Find what a buyer's inspector will find, before your home is listed. 
Insurance Claim Assessments An independent assessment of damage to support a claim. Instant online pricing, or talk to the booking team on 1300 471 805.
Slab and frame. Nearly every structural item recorded on Donnybrook jobs sits at one of those two, because that is where the load path is fixed and where nothing can be revisited.
Our inspectors work visually and by hand. Electrical work is not energised or tested, plumbing is not pressure tested, nothing is opened up destructively, no engineering is certified and no soil is sampled. Those belong to the licensed trades, the engineer and the building surveyor.
A day or two is usually workable. Let us know the moment the supervisor confirms, since these dates shift constantly.